Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Fever King by Victoria Lee

26 reviews

thegreatimp's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Child death

quillbot's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Jesus Christ this book was so messed up! Now I’m messed up! Whoever wrote it is SO messed up!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Murder, and Gaslighting

literallygriffin's review

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

so much fucking happened in this book but i liked it. im saving any analysis for after i finish electric heir (even then analysis goes on my tumblr typically lol) but i think the commentary on socialism is interesting, or at least it could be depending on how its further elaborated upon --

the idea to take noam from a disgruntled/dissatisfies anarchist to an unhinged accelerationist doomer due to the manipulations of a power-hungry fascist, for instance, is a very interesting and resonant arc that im curious to see how it gets developed further in teh.

the characters are incredible and unique and so so fucked up. the plot is very compact, especially considering its like, what, 500 pages? or at least my ebook copy was lol, but anyways thats a pro for me because it shows that the author had a point and knew how to get there!
the main flaw isnt so much of a flaw as it is a personal preference. i hated the ya dystopia novel prose so much. which, obviously yes its ya dystopia the prose is gonna be befitting of the genre. that ones on me ! but you could see various glimpses of the authors ability to write genuinely good, sensorially & thematically resonant, creative prose shine through at moments before being swiftly crushed by genre and publishing expectations

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Domestic abuse and Eating disorder

theminnesotawitch's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The most phenomenal book I have ever read. A heartbreaking story filled with betrayal, connection, loss, and a wonderful world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

Minor: Deportation

sunniva174's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, and Deportation

Minor: Torture and Antisemitism

readwithanne's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Suicide, and Torture

yedikedi2k03's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Early on in the book there is a somewhat graphic depiction of dying and decaying bodies. There is casual drug abuse, specifically alcohol and cocaine. Several people are dying in a hospital-like setting and the process is described in detail at least once.

dkmons's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The first 2/3 of this book is explosive, engrossing, and you can’t put it down. A solid 4 stars. The last part seemed to go a little too fast and things got lost without being fully explained - so that knocked it down in my rating. I still enjoyed it, and it was a cool dystopian concept, but I get really annoyed by the

memory erasure trope

so I don’t think I’ll continue with the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

orlathewitch's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Addiction and Eating disorder